verb
epimelimō
Greekἐπιμελέομαι (epimeleomai)
Strong’sG1959
I take care of, attend to
stem epimel-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἐπι-μελέομαι, -οῦμαι
[in LXX: Ge 44:21 (עֵיוַים שִׁים) I Es 6:27, Pr 27:25, Si 33:13 (30:25), I Mac 11:37 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1959 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| epimelitiἐπιμελήσεται | will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular | take care of | 1× |
| epimelitaἐπεμελήθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | took care of | 1× |
| epimelisarἘπιμελήθητι | happened · youaorist passive imperative 2nd person singular | take care of | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epimelimō | epimelime | epimelimi | epimelima | epimelimē | epimelimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epimelisō | epimelise | epimelisi | epimelisa | epimelisē | epimeliselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epimelitō | epimelite | epimeliti1×ἐπιμελήσεται | epimelita1×ἐπεμελήθη | epimelitē | epimelitelē |
| we 1st person plural | epimelinō | epimeline | epimelini | epimelina | epimelinē | epimelinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epimelivō | epimelive | epimelivi | epimeliva | epimelivē | epimelivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epimelilō | epimelile | epimelili | epimelila | epimelilē | epimelilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epimelimeiō | epimelimeia | epimelimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epimeliseiō | epimeliseia | epimeliseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epimeliteiō | epimeliteia | epimeliteiē |
| we 1st person plural | epimelineiō | epimelineia | epimelineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epimeliveiō | epimeliveia | epimeliveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epimelileiō | epimelileia | epimelileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epimelisōr | epimelisar1×Ἐπιμελήθητι | epimelisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epimelitōr | epimelitar | epimelitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epimelivōr | epimelivar | epimelivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epimelilōr | epimelilar | epimelilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epimelimoiō | epimelimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epimelisoiō | epimelisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epimelitoiō | epimelitoia |
| we 1st person plural | epimelinoiō | epimelinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epimelivoiō | epimelivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epimeliloiō | epimeliloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | epimelirō | epimeliri | epimelira | epimelirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | epimelirōtos | epimeliritos | epimeliratos | epimelirētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
epimel is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
epimeliti“take care of”will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Timothy 3:5“take care of”ei de tinos tou idiou oikou proistanara ouk oidatē, pōs ekklēsau theou epimelitiFor if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God?
epimelita“took care of”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 10:34“took care of”kai prosercharatos katadata teim traumeim autou epicharōtos elaiem kai oinon, epibibazaratos de auton epi tem idiem ktēnem agata auton eis pandocheiem kai epimelita autou.He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
epimelisar“take care of”happened · youaorist passive imperative 2nd person singular1×
Luke 10:35“take care of”kai epi tan aurion ekballaratos duo dēnarieim dōata to pandocheuo kai legata; Epimelisar autou, kai hem tinem an prosdapanaseia mis en te epanercherō min apodōami si.The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Take care of him,’ he said, ‘and on my return I will repay you for any additional expense.’